This weekend I attended a Women’s Wellness Entrepreneur Panel in Austin, Texas that featured female entrepreneurs of all sorts: holistic health coaches, restauranteurs, life coaches, chefs and dietitians. And before the event started, I wandered on over to the snack table and took a bite of the most delicious cacao balls I had ever tried.

Of course, I emailed the chef who made them right away, and she was kind enough to share the recipe with me (and, therefore, all of you)! Rebecca Meeker is the chef and owner of Lucky Lime, a meal-prep delivery service in Austin.

Add the cacao powder, vanilla extract and coconut oil. Blend for several minutes until combined.

Take a heaping teaspoon of the mixture in your hand and roll into a ball. The warmth of your hand will allow the coconut oil to help bind the bite. You will end up pushing it more together than actually rolling it. While it is still warm press into the shredded coconut.

Allow the finished bites to set in the fridge for 1 hour to re-solidify the coconut oil.

Carly is the founder of Kale.Life. After healing from her own health crisis around extreme sugar addiction, Carly turned to the power of real food and mindful living to support her on her wellness journey. She became a certified holistic health coach, applied clinical nutritionist and yoga teacher, and has gone on to create the wildly popular online cleanse program, 12 Days to Sexy. After working as an event coordinator for over a decade, Carly now travels the world and runs her blog and coaching program at www.carlyshankman.com. Carly is dedicated to healing the world one bunch of kale and downward dog at a time.